Background
II, Ross Bert Clark, was born on December 23, 1932 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Ross Bert and Pauline Frances (Wilkinson) C.
II, Ross Bert Clark, was born on December 23, 1932 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Ross Bert and Pauline Frances (Wilkinson) C.
Bachelor in History, University of the South, 1954. Juris Doctor, University Tennessee, 1960.
Law clerk to presiding judge, United States District Court (western district) Tennessee, Memphis, 1961-1962;
associate, Rupert & Ewing, Memphis, 1962-1964;
associate, Laughlin, Watson, Garthright & Halle, Memphis, 1964-1968;
partner, Laughlin, Halle, Clark, Gibson, McBride, Memphis, 1968-1984;
partner, McKnight, Hudson, Lewis, Henderson & Clark, Memphis, 1985-1991;
partner, Apperson, Crump, Duzane & Maxwell, Memphis, 1991-1996;
partner, Armstrong, Allen, Prewitt, Gentry, Johnston & Holmes, Memphis, since 1996. Instructor medical and dental jurisprudence College. Instructor Health Sciences, U. Tennessee, Memphis, l963-72.
Assistant city attorney City of Memphis, l972-78.
Tennessee commissioner National Conference Commissioners on Uniform Laws, since 1998. Chairman board directors Memphis Heart Association, 1971—1972. Member advisory council University Tennessee Law School, 1983—1990, chairman advisory council, 1986—1988.
Trustee University of the South, 1992—1995, 1998—2004. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation (trustee 1989-1998, chairman 1996-1997), American Bar Foundation. Member: Memphis Bar Association (treasurer 1981, secretary 1982, vice president 1983, president 1984), Tennessee Bar Association (house of deals 1986-1988, board governors 1988-1994), Tennessee Supreme Court History Society (board director since 2002, president 2004-2005), Rotary (secretary 1988, board director 1988-1990, since 2002, Paul Harris fellow 2002).
Married Madge Logan, December 27, 1959. 1 stepchild, George W. Johnson III.